marcopreto Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 This is my first post in LSM and I am sharing some photos of the model presently seating in my bench (a very small scale model). It's Revell's 1:144 scale Hawkeye. I am using the decals included in the box and its boxart is clearly inspired by a photo you can easily find in wikipedia. This photo c~shows the aircraft with the new 8 bladed propeller and I got myself a set from RetroWings. The kit is pretty straightforward and is was quickly built (only the air intakes and exhausts required some special attention. The resin propellers did not have a very positive fit, so I built a simple jig, allowing me to set a consistent pitch for all blades. Before committing to glue any blade, I tested the fit between the propeller hub and the engine. The propeller hubs proved to be a bit to wide for the kit parts and I tried to slightly reduce their diameter, but as their axles are a bit off center it was impossible to simply turn them. I decided to turn my own parts on the mini-lathe, using brass rod. The fit was now much better (sorry for the poor photo, it was quickly snapped with my phone). Using a dividing head I could easily make the holes to fit the propeller blades. The airframe already got its base colours. I hope to post more soon. Cheers 10
GazzaS Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 Very nice!I really like your turned propeller hubs! 5 1
Peterpools Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 Welcome aboard and some very fine work on the Hawkeye and those props and brass hub: wow! Keep ‘em comin Peter 3 1
DocRob Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 Welcome to LSM and nice scratch building with the Tiny Hawkeye. Like Gaz here, I specially like the hubs and am a little envy of your lathe . Cheers Rob 3 1
Bomber_County Posted August 21, 2021 Posted August 21, 2021 On 8/20/2021 at 10:31 AM, marcopreto said: This is my first post in LSM and I am sharing some photos of the model presently seating in my bench (a very small scale model). , great opening project…….looking forward to the next update 3 1
marcopreto Posted August 30, 2021 Author Posted August 30, 2021 Thank you all for your kind comments. Here's a quick update! Decals are finally applied. The process was long as I ended up with some decals fragments on my fingers when I tried to do it in one go. I retouched the damaged decals and from then on, only applied a couple of decals at a time and left them to properly dry before applying the next batch. I still need to apply the propeller decals and add some subtle weathering before completing it. I hope to share some more progress soon! Cheers 7 1
Martinnfb Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 Amazing, hard to believe its in 1/144 scale. 4 1
Peterpools Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 Holy Smokes - outstanding work and meticulously done. Keep 'em comin Peter 2 1
harv Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 10 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Amazing, hard to believe its in 1/144 scale. Exactly!!......harv 1 1
marcopreto Posted September 2, 2021 Author Posted September 2, 2021 Finally completed! I had a few mishaps with the clear parts and tried to minimize the damage (brush coating them with gloss varnish) but after adding the small antenna wire I called it completed. Here are a few photos of the completed model: Cheers 3 1
Peterpools Posted September 2, 2021 Posted September 2, 2021 Brilliant build - just awesome work. Keep 'em comin Peter 1
GusMac Posted September 2, 2021 Posted September 2, 2021 Very nice build Marco. Great detail for the small size. 1 1
Kaireckstadt Posted September 3, 2021 Posted September 3, 2021 Awesome build with a stunning livery! That‘s a real eyecatcher Marco! 2 1
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